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Crocodile tears syndrome

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Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating.

The crocodile tears syndrome occurs most often following facial paralysis when nerve fibers destined for a salivary gland are damaged and by mistake regrow into a tear gland.

Also called Bogorad's syndrome, gustatolacrimal reflex, paroxysmal lacrimation

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